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Netanyahu assails Iran-nuclear talks in Congress address

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a speech that stirred political controversy in two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that negotiations underway between Iran and the United States would "all but guarantee" that Tehran gets nuclear weapons to the detriment of the entire world....More

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Netanyahu assails Iran-nuclear talks in Congress address

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a speech that stirred political controversy in two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that negotiations underway between Iran and the United States would "all but guarantee" that Tehran gets nuclear weapons to the detriment of the entire world....More

Mourners view body of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov

MOSCOW (AP) -- One by one, thousands of mourners and dignitaries filed past the white-lined coffin of slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov on Tuesday, many offering flowers as they paid their last respects to one of the most prominent figures of Russia's beleaguered opposition....More

Villarrica volcano erupts in southern Chile, thousands flee

PUCON, Chile (AP) -- One of South America's most active volcanoes erupted early Tuesday in southern Chile, spewing heavy smoke into the air as lava surged down its slopes, prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of people....More

Republicans object to tax increases in Wolf's budget plan

NE Pa. man pleads guilty in DUI crash that killed boy, 12

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- A northeastern Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in a drunken-driving crash that killed a 12-year-old boy on his way to get ice cream with his father....More

Suspect jailed while awaiting trial for heroin-supply sales

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A man charged with selling powder that dilutes heroin and tiny "stamp" bags used to package it for street sale must remain jailed until trial, after a federal judge agreed with prosecutors that he'll keep selling them if he remains free....More

Survivor testifies about 2 friends stabbed, bound, drowned

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The lone survivor of an apparent drug-related kidnapping that left two brothers dead in a Philadelphia river says he was trying to raise $100,000 for them "as a favor" when they were killed....More

Wolf seeks billions in higher taxes for schools, tax revamp

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- In an ambitious first budget plan, Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday proposed more than $4 billion in higher taxes on income, sales and natural gas drilling to support new spending on schools and to cut property taxes as part of an effort to overhaul the way public education is funded....More

Pittsburgh-area drug supply suspect jailed ahead of trial

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A federal judge has ordered a man jailed until he can stand trial on charges of selling heroin packaging supplies at family-owned stores in the Pittsburgh area....More

Philly police boss: It could take decades to heal mistrust

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The police commissioner said Tuesday that recommendations he helped shape as co-chairman of a White House task force on modern policing would help officers build trust in the community, but those changes won't happen overnight....More

DA: Immigration agent accused of stealing from prisoner

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Authorities in Philadelphia have announced charges against a federal immigration agent accused of having stolen from a prisoner he was assigned to transport....More

Coroner: Man who crashed into shop may have had heart issue

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A coroner says a man who died after his vehicle crashed into a southwestern Pennsylvania beauty salon may have suffered a heart-related problem....More

Opinion Poll

Mt Lebanon has been embroiled in controversy over a planned deer kill, in which deer will be lured into corrals with food, and then shot. Commissioners claim that deer are causing property damage, and pose a collision threat to motorists. Animal rights advocates and many residents oppose the kill, stating it is inhumane to kill deer in that manner, and that deer should be rounded up and taken to state gamelands.

Support:

Oppose:

Oppose:

52%

Support:

48%

Total Votes: 16,709

Yesterday's Poll

Do you think the six world powers have given up on stopping Iran from getting nuclear weapons?